Autobiography and Reminiscence of Robert Hazlet Bennett, Fruitvale, 1901.

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Autobiography and Reminiscence of Robert Hazlet Bennett, Fruitvale, 1901.

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Autobiographies and Reminiscences of California Pioneers, p.23-25, Vol. 1. This is a typed transcript of the member's autobiographical reminiscence created as an institutional record for the Society of California Pioneers. The original handwritten version exists in the member's Biographical File. This reminiscence includes a reference to a photograph of the member in a set of bound volumes. It appears that the photographs in this set were dispersed throughout the regular photography collection, but the photographs referenced in the related materials may or may not be these same photographs. This reminiscence covers Bennett's childhood and family history as well as his business history. The account offers some geographic information on the locations of Bennett's various businesses. Bennett claims that his hardware business was the first in San Francisco. The years discussed in this reminiscence are from 1849 to 1898.

[3] p. ; 35 x 21 cm.

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Bennett, Robert, 1829-1905

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Robert Hazlet Bennett was born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 26th, 1826 and left Baltimore for California on January 26th, 1849, on the ship "Jane Parker", stopping ten days at Rio de Janeiro, ten days at Callao and Lima, Peru and arriving in S.F. on July 21st, 1849. Bennett joined Washington L. Kirby of Baltimore in 1849, in the firm "Bennett & Kirby", a general store. Burned out by the two first great fires of S.F. they relocated and went into the hardware business. The third S.F. fire bu...